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Flood #tide. This is a #timelapse of the Belgian coast compressing 5 hrs into 16 secs. Tides are caused mainly by the Moon's gravitational pull, and the energy dissipated by the tidal flow is taken from the Moon's orbital motion, making it go a bit slower, hence a bit further away every day.

As the #Moon moves to a higher orbit its #AngularMomentum actually increases. Therefore the Earth's angular momentum needs to decrease to keep the total Earth+Moon conserved. When the Moon formed a day was probably shorter than 10 hours.

Morgen früh ab 07:20 in der #Morgenshow „Heiße Tasse“ bei #Radio #TIDE #Hamburg – wie geht es weiter in Sachen #digitale #Souveränität für #Deutschland? Zusammen mit Thomas Steinbrecher spreche ich über die aktuellen #Herausforderungen, was in der Vergangenheit nicht so gut lief und was wir jetzt unbedingt tun sollten, um neue Wege einzuschlagen – und warum das keinesfalls bedeuten muss, zwangsläufig alles auf #Opensource umzustellen. UKW 96,0, DAB+, im Kabelnetz und natürlich online im Stream!

The Moon brings a wild but precarious fish orgy to #California's beaches bbc.com/future/article/2024041

"Millions of small #fish fling themselves on Californian beaches to have sex – strictly under the full or new Moon. This incredible mating ritual is threatened, but #CitizenScientists are diligently working to save it... the small silvery #grunions spawn onshore, flinging themselves from the #ocean onto the sand. In addition, they only spawn during full or new moons – because they need a high #tide"

For me, this is a perfect place. The sea never ceases to amaze me. All its colours, its power, the sounds of its waves. I like when the #water recedes and you can see the sandy beach. Then people (with and without dogs) come and go for a walk. When the #tide comes back in, it is surprising how quick the water is. Suddenly the waves break on the shore and spray splashes onto the walking paths. I cannot stop watching ...
It really cannot get any more beautiful for me.
#Atlantic #Sea #BellaOnVacances #PerfectPlace